U.S. military pilot Gail S. Halvorsen — known as the “Candy Bomber” for his candy airdrops during the Berlin airlift after World War II ended — has died at age 101. Halvorsen died Wednesday following ...

February 4-11: President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchilll, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin meet at Yalta and confirm a plan to divide both Germany and the city of Berlin ...

On the 75th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift on Sunday, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius hailed the Allies' robust stance against Soviet intimidation, and called for international solidarity ...

EDWARD GOLDSTEIN, af.mil Special to The Gazette Jul 2, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 ARLINGTON, Va. • Seventy-five years ago, midway through a century marred by bloody conflict, the world faced a grave new crisis.

Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Shortly before a small band of World War ll veterans gathered in France this week for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, ...

Gail Halvorsen, also know as the "Candy Bomber," poses for a portrait at his son's home in Midway, Utah, on Oct. 7, 2020. (Isaac Hale/The Daily Herald via AP) DENVER — U.S. military pilot Gail S.

(Reuters) - This week marks the 60th anniversary of the start of the Berlin airlift. Below is the history and some facts behind the western allies' response to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin: ...

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